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The appointee must complete at least
six semester hours of graduate work and no more than 12 hours of
both graduate and undergraduate work each semester during the
academic year and three hours of graduate work during each
summer term.
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A graduate assistant should have a
definite schedule of duties and responsibilities assigned by the
dean of the college and the chair of the department in which the
assistantship is held.
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Graduate assistantships are not
considered to be a part of the faculty of the university, are
not entitled to faculty privileges, and will not be included in
Group Life and Hospital Insurance Program sponsored by the
university.
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If a student is unable to complete a
semester's work due to circumstances beyond his or her control,
that semester may not be counted as one of the semesters
included in the maximum amount of time for which he or she may
hold the assistantship. In those instances, the Graduate School
must be notified immediately by the department and the student
of any such situations warranting consideration of this policy.
Final authority for granting an exemption from counting the
semester as part of time for holding the assistantship rests
with the Graduate School.
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The assistantship will be awarded on
an academic year or summer term or terms basis. Reapplication is
necessary for the student to be considered for reappointment
each period. There is no automatic renewal.
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The appointee must maintain a grade
point average of 3.00 or better on all graduate work completed
in order to remain eligible for the assistantship.
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The master and specialist level
assistantship will have a maximum time limit of five semesters.
An exception is made for students admitted based on a bachelor's
degree rather than a master's degree to the Ed.S. in Psychology
and Counseling; these students will have a maximum time limit of
eight semesters. Ed.D. and Ph.D. assistantships will have a
maximum time limit of eight semesters from the master's. Two
summer terms of five weeks each will count as one semester in
all programs.
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Graduate assistants may not be
employed elsewhere on campus.
